Automobile hood-holding means



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ARTHUR G. MCBRIDE AND FREDERICK W.

PATENT OFFICE RENWOR'IH, OF SAN ,DIEGO, CALIFORNIA,

.ASSIGNORS- OF ONE-THIRD TO CHARLES H. E, REMONDINO, OF SAN DIEGO, CALLroams AUTOMOBILE HOOD-HOLDING MEANS Application filed October 9, 1926.Serial No. 144,966.

This invention relates to securing devices,

7 and more particularly to a device for securing an automobile hood inclosed position.

The objects of the invention are: first, to provide a securing devicefor securing an automobile hood closed'at both ends which may bemanipulated by a single handle to secure or release the hood; second, toprovide a securing device for an automoblle hood, in-

cluding one flat spring at each end of thehood constructed and. arrangedto resiliently hold the hood down and against end play or shift-- ingand to resiliently, lock the hood closed, and third, to provide anautomobile hood securing'device of the character stated which will besimple in construction and practical andeflicientinoperation,

With these and other objectsin View, as

will appear'hereinafter, our invention consists of certainnovel featuresof construction,

' combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as willbehereinafter'described in detail-and particularly set forth in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. andto the characters f being swung down into closed posltion, the

of reference thereon, which form a part 0 this application, in whichFigure 1 is'a perspective view of an automobile hood with our securingdevice applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an inside slde elevation of oursecuring device appliedto an automobile hood, showing the inside of thehood, and Fig. 3 isa fragmentary plan view of one of the dogs andsprings, shown interlocked.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawings.

' In the drawings we have illustrated a conventional automobile hood,designated A,

and an automobile frame, designated B, said hood including two. membersa, hinged together at the top at I), eachof said members will answer forboth sides.

' The springs l and 2 are secured to the automobile frame B at the endsrespectively of the hood A, as indicated at 10 and 11 and extendupwardly from said frame towards the dogs 3 and 4 respectivel Thesprings 1 and 2 a description of its application to one side i are eachprovided 1n their upper ends with slots 12 to receive the hooked ends 13and. 14' o f'the dogs 3 and 4 respectively Said dogs are pivoted to theinside of the side section 6 'of the hood at 15 and 16. The link 5 isconnected at one end to the dog 3 at 17 and at its other end to thecrank disc 7 at 18. The link 6 is connected at one end to the dog 4 at19 and at its other end to the crank disc? at 20.

The crank disc 7 is formed with a tooth 2101 its periphery for engaginga pin 22 on the inside of the hood section 6. The crank disc 7 1ssecured on the inner end of the crank shaft 8 which is journaled in andextends through the lower part of the hood section a.

The handle 9 is secured on the outer end of the crank shaft 8 outsidethe hood.

To securethe hood closed, the members a the shaft 8 and crank disc 7until the tooth 21 engages the pin 22, during which operation the dogs 3and 4, through their links 5 and 6, are swung upwardly until the ends 13and 14 of the dogs pass through the slots 12 in the upper ends of thesprings 1 and 2 and interlock with the springs so as to hold them intension. In this position of the parts the pivot connections 18 and 20of the links 5 and 6 to the disc 7, are in such position that thepressure of the springs 1 and 2 is applied through the dogs 3 and 4 andsaid links will tend to rotate the disc 7 clockwise -(Fig. 2), thusmaintaining the tooth 21 against the pin 22 and effectively holding theparts in securing position, whereby the cod is resiliently held closedandv against end play or shifting, and resiliently locked inv Though wehave shown and described a particular construction, combination andarrangement of parts and portions,- we do not wish to be limited to thisparticular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire toincludein the scope of our invention the construction, combination andarrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

we claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 'tcrs Patent is:

1. An automobile hood securing device, including. a pair of fiat springsrigidly secured to the automobile frame at the ends respectively at theinside of the hood and extend? ing upwardly at an angle, said springshaving slots in their upper ends, a pair of dogs.

said disc for engaging said pin to limit the rotation of the disc andthe dogs in inter-' locking position with said springs.

2. An automobile hood securing device,

including a pair of flat springs rigidly secured to the automobile frameat the ends respec tively at the inside of the hood and extendingupwardly at an angle, said springs having slots in their upper ends, apair of dogs pivotally mounted inside of the hood, a crank shaftjournaled in and extending through the side wall of the hood, a crankdisc on the inner end of said shaft, links connecting said crank discand said dogs, a handle on the outer end of said shaft forrotating saidshaft and disc to 'cause the ends of said dogs to extend through theslots in said springs to interlock with the springs and hold the same intension, a pin on the hood, and a tooth on said disc for engaging saidpin to limit the rotation of the disc and the dogs in interlockingposition with said springs, said links being connected to said discs atsuch points that when said tooth engages said 'pin, the pressure of thesprings upon said dogs and said links will tend to rotate the disc tohold said tooth against said pin.

3. An automobile hood securing device,-

including a pair of fiat springs rigidly secured to the automobile frameat the ends respectivelyat the inside of the hood and extending upwardlyat an angle, a crank shaft journaled in and extending through the sidewall of the hood, a crank disc on the inner end of said shaft, a handleon the outer end of said shaft, a pair of dogs, pivotally mounted insideof the hood, links connecting said Having thus described our invention,whatdisc and said dogs, means for securing said dogs to interlock withsaid springs when said disc and shaft are rotated by said handle in agiven direction, and means for limiting the rotation of said disc andshaft when said dogs are interlocked with said springs, said links beingconnected to said discs at such points that when the rotation of saiddisc is limited by said limiting means the pressure of the springsagainst said dogs and links will tend to further rotate the disc againstsaid limiting means. I

4. An automobile hood securing device, including a pair of fiat springssecured at one endto the automobile frame adjacent the ends and withinthe hood and extending towards each other and upwardly at an angle tosaid frame, means pivotally mounted on the inner side of the hood nearthe free-ends of said springs adapted to be moved into engagement withthe lower surface of said springs and to be resiliently restrainedagainst upward displacement thereby, and means operable fromthe outsideof said hood for moving said pivoted means into engagement with saidsprings, and restraining said pivoted means from disengagementtherewith.

5. In an automobile hood securing device, the combination with the frameand hood of an automobile, of a pair of yieldable keep such point thatwhen the rotationof said shaft is limited by said limiting means, theforce of the keepers against said dogs and links will tend further torotate said shaft against said limiting means.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at San Diego,California, this 21st day of October, 1926.

. ARTHUR C. MCBRIDE.

' FREDERICK W. RENWORTH.

